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Featuring:
Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante
Written by:
Romeo Muller
Directed by:
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Release Date:
December 7, 1969
Original Title:
Frosty the Snowman
Alternate Titles:
Frosty the Snowman 1
Frosty, O Boneco de Neve
Rankin-Bass' Frosty the Snowman
フロスティ・ザ・スノーマン 温かい雪だるま
Genres:
Animation | Family | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Rankin/Bass Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: U US: NR|G
Runtime: 25
A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and Karen, a young girl who he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!
A discarded silk top hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and a young girl who he befriends stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back. This animated short is based on the popular Christmas song of the same name.
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Animation Director:
Osamu Dezaki
Animation Supervisor:
Steve Nakagawa
Character Designer:
Paul Coker Jr.
Director:
Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Editor:
Irwin Goldress
Key Animation:
Akio Sugino
Music Director:
Maury Laws
Producer:
Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Sound Engineer:
Phil Kaye
Jim Harris
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Bob Elder
Sound Recordist:
Eric Tomlinson
Theme Song Performance:
Jimmy Durante
Writer:
Romeo Muller
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